The findings indicate that the climate change has the potential to significantly affect small-scale farmers’ livelihood as a good number of them rely on the crop for income.

This comes when world leaders are in France for climate talks to find ways of mitigating the impact of human activities on environment.

Countries are in Paris for the 21st Conference of Parties to agree on a climate deal that will prevent average global temperatures rising above two degrees Celsius, and to outline the opportunities in taking an about-turn.